The dreaded leak!

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christhemann
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The dreaded leak!

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Bloody snow, fed up with it! :ire:

Found a pool of water in the front passenger footwell last night!
Never had this with the Scala, even in the most torrential rain and floods or last time it snowed.

Really unsure what it could be now, have checked the following but would really appreciate any ideas:
-Underbonnet Scuttle area, previously silicon sealed any cracks in the scuttle tray and sealed around the heater fan seal (this was the cause of leak on my old rocco!)
-Checked door seals, all seem fine
-Sunroof is dry inside
-Windscreen was professionally replaced in the summer, and seal is apparently good
-No leaks in boot or rear
-Door plastic membranes are all in place and doors shut pretty tight

Only thing people have mentioned I havn't got round to checking is the bonnet release cable,
and cleaning the sunroof drain channels out.


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Re: The dreaded leak!

Post by D-reame »

It still could be the windscreen as snow will have the freeze and expand effect. This will open up the seal allowing water in. In normal rain this will not be evident. Have you tried black silicone from Halfords (loctite).

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165691

I got my screen replaced and the guy recommended I do this as they are renowned for leaking.

Just a thought.


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Re: The dreaded leak!

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Lost any coolant, the heater matrix is on that side?


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Re: The dreaded leak!

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Nope, coolant level seems fine.

Bought some black sealant, will do that tomorrow anyways! Apparently, the black stuff can be applied even when wet.

Has everyone else had to fill the gap around the heater blower with silicone as well? Can't see how it ever sealed properly, both my cars had the same problem.


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Re: The dreaded leak!

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Out of three Sciroccos I've owned all had water leaks at the top of the windscreen. Some sealant applied and no more leak from there.

Currently I've done this to my GTx which solved my footwell problem. I also had a problem at back of passenger seat and in boot.
The car has a sunroof so I decided to clean all of the drain tubes so I'm hoping that the back of the seat will remain dry now.
The boot problem is caused by a leak through rear n/s light unit, so I cleaned up the rubber seal and used some sealant on this. Not sure if this is 100% yet.

As far as the heater blower I have tried to seal the edge up but I seem to get a little bit of steam coming through when I first turn on the blowers.


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Re: The dreaded leak!

Post by DannyH »

I reckon the only way to sort this out (and then a maybe) is to get your car when it's definitely dry and use a hose on specific areas as detailed in other posts) one by one


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